1 Ek vermaan julle dan, broeders, by die ontferminge van God, dat julle jul liggame stel as 'n lewende, heilige en aan God welgevallige offer dit is julle redelike godsdiens.

2 En word nie aan hierdie wêreld gelykvormig nie, maar word verander deur die vernuwing van julle gemoed, sodat julle kan beproef wat die goeie en welgevallige en volmaakte wil van God is.

3 Want deur die genade wat aan my gegee is, sê ek vir elkeen wat onder julle is, dat hy nie van homself meer moet dink as wat 'n mens behoort te dink nie; maar dat hy daaraan moet dink om besadig te wees na die maat van geloof soos God dit aan elkeen toebedeel het.

4 Want soos ons in een liggaam baie lede het en die lede nie almal dieselfde werking het nie,

5 so is ons almal saam een liggaam in Christus en elkeen afsonderlik lede van mekaar.

6 En ons besit genadegawes wat verskil volgens die genade wat aan ons gegee is:

7 is dit profesie, na die maat van die geloof; of bediening, in die werk van bediening; of wie leer, in die lering;

8 of wie vermaan, in die vermaning; wie uitdeel, in opregtheid; wie 'n voorganger is, met ywer; wie barmhartigheid bewys, met blymoedigheid.

9 Laat die liefde ongeveins wees; verafsku wat sleg is; hang die goeie aan;

10 wees hartlik teenoor mekaar met broederlike liefde; die een moet die ander voorgaan in eerbetoning;

11 wees nie traag in die ywer nie; wees vurig van gees; dien die Here;

12 verbly julle in die hoop; wees geduldig in die verdrukking; volhard in die gebed.

13 Maak voorsiening in die behoeftes van die heiliges; streef na gasvryheid;

14 seën die wat julle vervolg, seën en moenie vervloek nie;

15 wees bly met die wat bly is, en ween met die wat ween;

16 wees eensgesind onder mekaar; moenie na hoë dinge streef nie, maar voeg julle by die nederige; moenie eiewys wees nie;

17 vergeld niemand kwaad vir kwaad nie; bedink wat goed is voor alle mense;

18 as dit moontlik is, sover as dit van julle afhang, leef in vrede met alle mense.

19 Moenie julle wreek nie, geliefdes, maar gee plek vir die toorn; want daar is geskrywe: Aan My kom die wraak toe, Ek sal vergeld, spreek die Here.

20 As jou vyand dan honger het, gee hom iets om te eet; as hy dors het, gee hom iets om te drink, want sodoende sal jy op sy hoof vurige kole ophoop.

21 Laat jou nie deur die kwaad oorwin nie, maar oorwin die kwaad deur die goeie.

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. 2 And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

3 For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith. 4 For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office: 5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another. 6 And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; 7 or ministry, let us give ourselves to our ministry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching; 8 or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10 In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another; 11 in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer; 13 communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality. 14 Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not. 15 Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep. 16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits. 17 Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men. 19 Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord. 20 But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.